In his first news conference since being re-elected, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held firm on his promise to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for air and rail travel as well as the federal public service when Parliament resumes later this fall.
Facebook’s parent company said it believed the new Llama 3 model made its Meta AI assistant the ‘most intelligent’ one you can use for free.
The Canary Islands tourism minister has urged British holidaymakers to not cancel their holidays, as locals prepare to hold anti-tourism protests on Saturday across the entire archipelago.
Firefighters in Copenhagen plan to start taking down scaffolding that is left dangling dangerously Friday outside the ruins of the Danish capital's historic Old Stock Exchange building after a fire tore through it and collapsed much of its structure. “Right now, structural engineers and engineers are assessing how it can be done to cut the scaffolding free,” said Tim Ole Simonsen, a spokesman for the Greater Copenhagen Fire Department. Tuesday's blaze was believed to have started on the roof of the building, which had been wrapped up in scaffolding while the building was being renovated.
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The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. The decision — part of an ongoing, yearslong fight over whether and how to develop the vast oil resources in the state — finalizes protections first proposed last year as the Biden administration prepared to approve the controversial Willow oil project. The approval of Willow drew fury from environmentalists, who said the large oil project violated Biden's pledge to combat climate change.
The Biden administration on Friday took steps to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in Alaska, angering state officials who said the restrictions will cost jobs and make the U.S. reliant on foreign resources. The measures are aligned with President Joe Biden's efforts to rein in oil and gas activities on public lands and conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters to combat climate change. The Interior Department finalized a regulation to block oil and gas development on 40% of Alaska's National Petroleum Preserve to protect habitats for polar bears, caribou and other wildlife and the way of life of indigenous communities.
The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. The new provisions are part of a revised Title IX regulation issued by the Education Department, fulfilling a campaign pledge by President Joe Biden. He had promised to dismantle rules created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who added new protections for students accused of sexual misconduct. Notably abse
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying on Friday that it violates citizens' right to speech and expression. The ban on X has been in place since February, when the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a nationwide protest against alleged election rigging ahead of the Feb. 8 vote that allowed Sharif to come to power. “We demand that the ban on X,
McLaren’s Lando Norris seized pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race on Friday after a wet and chaotic qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit.
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San Jose have goalkeeping problems, the Whitecaps are defending in a unique way and Miami are given a helping hand
It may not be groundbreaking, but a flowery frock is my go-to as the weather warms – so embrace this rite of spring in style
As the scrap metal touched the power line, everything went black
Short of setting up an opera house in your stately home, there are few more effective ways of pouring money down the drain than investing in a horse. And once you’ve bought the first one, the temptation to add to your stable is virtually irresistible.
Peggys Cove now has a new bylaw to guide development and protect the iconic fishing village's heritage, but some say the process to create those rules was unfair.After more than two years of consultation and five different drafts, this week the province approved a new land-use bylaw that will replace one from 2003.It aims to preserve the "authentic, traditional fishing village" spirit of the cove, while allowing commercial uses where residents can benefit financially from the thousands of touris
Travel nurses brought in to work in long-term care in 2022 earned two-to-three times more than their New Brunswick-based colleagues, the province says.Minister of Social Development Jill Green told a legislative committee Thursday that long-term care homes were in an emergency situation at the time the department signed contracts totalling just over $2.5 million with two private companies. Toronto-based Canadian Health Labs received almost all of that money to provide 55 staff, from February to
The elephant in the room is Nell Mescal’s surname. She released her first single in 2020, having started it long before older brother Paul’s Normal People stardom (and before the siblings posted a cover duet online in lockdown). Nepo baby accusations cut deep for the 20-year-old Irish singer-songwriter: “It’s sometimes difficult to take.” She needn’t worry – her debut EP, showcasing laid-bare lyrics and technical skill, undeniably warrants recognition independently.
It’s fitting that his dedication, or christening, will be in the Hollywood church where his late grandfather, Bea Hines’ son, was the youth pastor.
Seasonal Six Nations fans are likely to be unfamiliar with the tournament’s array of cups of trophies created over the years to add more competitive spice to fixtures.
On a cloudy April afternoon, Weldon Harding is scanning the waters of Tabusintac Bay, in northeastern New Brunswick, from the back of a lobster fishing boat. He points out a long sandbar, indicating the start of a shallow channel to enter and exit the harbour."It's narrow, it's shallow and if you come in and it's rough, you hit the bottom and the next wave takes you and sinks you."As the boat passes near the gully at high tide, water levels on the marine depth sounder dip to just above one-and-a
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